Press Releases

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding the FY 2017 omnibus legislation, which includes an additional $2 billion for the National Institutes of Health and $8 million for the Long Island Sound.

U.S. Representatives Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim McGovern (MA-02), and Chellie Pingree (ME-01) today condemned the move by the Trump Administration to rollback nutrition standards for school meals across the country.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Chris Murphy (D-CT) today announced that the Omnibus Appropriations bill, which is set to pass Congress, includes $8 million in federal funding for the Long Island Sound program.

Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) today sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), strongly urging the agency to take action in response to new revelations that St. Jude Medical knowingly sold defective defibrillators and did little to correct the problem, even after a patient died.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today wrote to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Justice, asking the agencies to reconsider the decision to deport Luis Barrios. Mr. Barrios, a resident of Derby, Connecticut, has lived in the U.S. for 24 years, has no criminal record, and is the father of four children, all American citizens.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding news that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is delaying the menu labeling rule, which provides consumers with nutritional information on the foods they purchase.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today joined more than 130 Members of Congress in sending a letter to Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos urging her to reverse a decision to rescind Obama-era memos on student loan servicing reforms.

Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) today released the following statement regarding President Trump’s new tax plan, which would give tax breaks to big corporations and the wealthy.